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Ezra Klein gives you a chance to get inside the heads of the newsmakers and power players in politics and media. These are extended conversations with policymakers, writers, technologists, and business leaders about what they believe in and why. Look elsewhere for posturing confrontation and quick reactions to the day's news. Subscribe for the anti-soundbite.

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Tyler Cowen on the painful end of American complacency

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Headlining any conversation with Tyler Cowen is difficult. This one, for instance, covers how to write a book, single-payer health care, political correctness, loneliness, the expanding Overton window, the tech backlash, technological innovation, the case for American optimism, how to change our cultural assumptions about race, and much more.But if there is a theme, it calls back to Cowen’s fascinating 2017 book, The Complacent Class. There, Cowen argued that contrary to the widespread belief that America was undergoing convulsive change, it was actually changing less than ever — becoming geographically, ideologically, politically, and technologically complacent. But surveying the past year or so in American life, Cowen thinks that the age of American complacency is ending faster than he expected — and that change of the sort that’s happening now will prove deeply painful, even if it also kick-starts our economy and builds us a better future. Recommended books:The Dawn of Eurasia: On the Trail of the New World Order by Bruno MaCaes Symposium by Plato Grant by Ron ChernowLeonardo da Vinci by Walter IsaacsonThe Beatles: The Authorized Biography by Hunter DaviesThe Autobiography of John Stuart Mill Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi

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crabcake from
Like Your Show But Feedback is DifficultI enjoy listening to your podcast. However, your site makes it difficult to find your advertisers, contact you, or give suggestions. I listen to your podcast and may find something interesting, but plan to follow later. However, your website does not contain a link to contact advertisers or maybe how to find more information on your most recent podcast. I am an over sixty listener so my internet skills may not be very current. For example, if I can't remember your advertiser after listening to the podcast while walking early in the morning, then there is no contact/refresher information on your web site that I can find. How about a "contact Ezra" link?

Date published: 2016-09-06

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robcrawford from
awestruck to the point of introspectionI listen to podcasts while riding my bike every morning in the French Alps. Sometimes, I find one so stimulating that I forget the scenery as I get completely absorbed in a GREAT discussion. What I liked about it particularly was that while allowing her persona to come through, it was also wonderfully informative about what the true spirit of a reporter should be; how to be a better writer/reporter; what it is like to work in the industry and how it's evolving; and what's happening in Silicon Valley and business in general. It really got me to think. This is one of the best podcast I've heard and I have been addicted to them for 10 years.

Date published: 2017-02-09

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alix ran from
Ezra- great interviewerEzra is really a great interviewer. He doesn't just ask questions of the guest. He truly engages in a conversation so that the dialogue goes way beyond just question and answer, and new insights are created by the discussion. I think he might be about the best I've heard on podcasts. I was surprised by this because his mien is so calm and neutral, but his conversation with Rebecca Traister had me writing down some of the insights they came up with together.

Date published: 2018-01-09

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Tom22 from
References -- How to Follow upPatrick Collison mentions interesting people, blogs, articles, books, etc. etc. etc.
There is no way to follow these up. One needs a written reference list or a transcript.

Date published: 2016-12-07

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Simcha from
InsightfulIn this podcast Ezra Klein does an absolutely amazing job probing really interesting people I sort of wish I had the opportunity to meet. I love how it goes between the formal and the mundane. The follow up questions always give depth that in many other formats are not addressed. Thanks!

Date published: 2016-06-25

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OlyDericJones from
Most informative podcast for contemporary politicsThese podcasts are pound for pound the most information you can ingest to get a sense of particular person or subject.

Date published: 2016-08-10

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masterstl from
Deep TalkThis show is so in-depth it might be the closest thing in politics to expressing the experiences of people of interest, those who either bring news, channel politics or have moved through the body politic.

Date published: 2016-03-15

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Is Society Making Us Depressed?Johann Hari is interviewed (at times, confronted) by Ezra on the subject of his book. He reframes depression/anxiety as "unmet psychological needs," not pathology, as the western medical paradigm would like for us to believe. I found this podcast so interesting! Yes, it's long, yes, there's nothing startlingly new. Lots of subjects touched on, from capitalism vs. social democracy, cooperatives, psychedelics, social media, tribalism. Give it a listen!